Product comparison · 2 internal hard drives

Seagate 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS vs Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:900 GB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:250 GB
HDD speed
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:10000 RPM
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:5400 RPM
Interface
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:SAS
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer size
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:64 MB
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:8 MB
Power consumption (idle)
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:3.9 W
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:0.85 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:5 - 95%
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:5 - 90%
Operating vibration
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:0.5 G
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:1.5 G
Operating shock
- 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS:40 G
- Spinpoint M7E 250GB:400 G

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Comparison of 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS, Spinpoint M7E 250GB
37 specifications	A Seagate 10K.6 900GB 2.5" 6G SAS View product	B Seagate Spinpoint M7E 250GB View product
Features4 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	900 GB	250 GB
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD size	2.5"	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA II
Storage drive buffer sizeDiffers	64 MB	8 MB
Average seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ms
SMART technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bytes per sector	512	512
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Average latencyKnown for one	2.9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	3.9 W	0.85 W
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 W
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating vibrationDiffers	0.5 G	1.5 G
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-300 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-400 - 15000 m
Operating shockDiffers	40 G	400 G
Non-operating shockDiffers	400 G	900 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	3 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70.1 mm	69.8 mm
DepthDiffers	100.5 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	212 g	105 g
Other featuresidentical
Drive ready timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 s
Internal	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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